St Neots and Houghton Clubs (Cambridgeshire) Grading
29th April 2007
By Instructor Steven Treadaway (3rd Duan)
Master Siew Ying Loke with Instructor Steven Treadaway (3rd Duan):
Roundhouse kick (chuan ti)On Sunday 29th April 2007, Grandmaster Loke and Master Siew Ying Loke visited us in St Neots, Cambridgeshire to conduct an up-grading examination and hold a technical workshop for some of the students.
Instructor Steven Treadaway (3rd Duan) with Grandmaster Loke,
Master Siew Ying Loke and Students from Cambridgeshire
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The event started with a set of warm-ups which was followed by a workshop conducted by Grandmaster Loke with assistance from Master Siew Ying Loke.
Grandmaster Loke went through basic blocks and punches, then moved on to some basic kicking techniques and some more advanced kicking with evasion footwork. He explained the importance of the supporting leg during any kicking technique and correct eye focus. He also covered stances, forms and correct balance when in stances and whilst performing kicking techniques. He also covered follow up techniques that can be used if you over balance during a kicking technique that would be beneficial to use in any free sparring.
All the students really enjoyed the lesson conducted by Grandmaster Loke and were really enthusiastic and trained very hard.
After the lesson the students were awarded with a short break before the upgrading examination commenced.
Instructor Steven Treadaway (3rd Duan) with students
performing Sang Duan Tang (high block)Grandmaster Loke called the students to line up and they were tested on forms, basic techniques, three step sparring and breaking techniques on the breakable boards. He also asked some of the students questions on technique.
Instructor Steven Treadaway (3rd Duan) with students:
the lift before the extension of the front thrust kickAll the students performed extremely well and had trained very hard over the last few months ready for the grading. I was very proud of their conduct and Tang Sou Dao spirit throughout the grading. It was also good to see support from fellow students who were not actually grading this time and I would like to thank them for coming along and showing their support as well as the students families and parents.
The huey koong breaking techniques element of the grading:
drop kick by a young student on the breakable board
suitable for younger students
Instructor Steven Treadaway (3rd Duan) oversees student performing
side thrust kick (cher chuai ti) on the white break board
Holly Lawler and Jason Harvey were awarded 9th Ji Yellow tag.
George Harvey, James Childeley, Paul Childerley, Regan Gaston, Phil Manson, Neil Crosse, Iain Leaney, Tristian Emery and Ian Davis were awarded 8th Ji Yellow belt.
Bob Leggate, Alex Starreveld and George Pumphrey were awarded 7th Ji Orange tag.
Mark Kenny, Sophie Kenny, Matthew Kenny, Michelle Meng and Amy Tyler were awarded 6th Ji Orange Belt and Rebecca Green was awarded 4th Ji Green Belt.
A special mention goes to Rebecca Green who has been training with me since I started teaching my first Tang Sou Dao class and also to my oldest student, Bob Leggate who trains at least twice a week even at 63 years of age. He is a great inspiration and role model to all the other younger students. I would like to take the opportunity to thank all my students for their continued support and dedication to me and the British Tang Sou Dao Federation.
Grandmaster Loke conducts an advanced technical workshop:
Instructors Steven Treadaway (3rd Duan) and Master Siew Ying Loke
perform mirror hand block (karn ching sou tang)
After the Grading had finished Grandmaster Loke and Master Siew Ying Loke spent some time with me in an advanced technical workshop practising forms and some more advanced techniques.
I would like to thank Grandmaster Loke and Master Siew Ying Loke for their time visiting us here in Cambridgeshire and their continued help and support.
Tang Sou!
Steven Treadaway
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